Suction suspending device.



G. A. AUSTIN.

SUCTION susmmme DEVIGE.

APPLIGATION TILED AUG. 19, 1909.

Patentefl July 5,1910.

avwznbo'z GA A 1162i? CHARLES A. AUSTIN, OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

SUCTION SUSPENDING DEVICE.

Specification of Letters l atent.

Patented July 5, 1910.

Application filed August 19, 1909. Serial No. 513,641.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES A. AUSTIN, citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Suction SuspendingDevices, of which the following ,is a specification.

This invention comprehends certain new and useful improvements insuction suspending devices arranged to suspend a mlrror, coat, or hathook, display holders, or other articles from window panes, show cases,or other smooth sustaining surfaces, and the invention has for'itsprimary object a very simple, durable and efiicient construction ofdevice of this character which may be cheaply made and the parts easilyassembled. And the invention has for its further object an improvedconstruction of device of this character in which the suction cup ofrubber or the like is held rigid at the rim so V as to make a permanentgrip on the sustaining surface when the rubber rim is properlymoistened, the rim being prevented from spreading.

With these and other objects in view as will more fully appear as thedescription proceeds, the invention consists essentially in a suctionsuspending device embodying a suction cup of rubber or the like, a ringof relatively rigid material, such as a band of metal or wire encirclingthe cup near the rim thereof and leaving a portion of the cup exposed atthe rear of the ring at which point the operators fingers may be appliedto compress the cup to produce a partial vacuum therein, said ringhaving a clencher connection with the cup as by an inwardly extendingflange formed on the ring engaging in a groove circumscribing theexterior wall of the cup near the rim thereof, the said rim being formedat diametrically opposite points with finger holds which are extendedoutwardly and by which the entire device may be handled in the operationof engagm g the same with the sustaining .surface.

' The invention also consists in certain details of construction andarrangements and combinations of the parts, that I shall hereinafterfully describe and claim.

For a full understanding of the invention, reference is to be had to thefollowing description and accompanying drawing in which:

Figure 1 is a perspective view of a device embodying the improvements ofmy invention; Fig. 2 is a vertical longitudinal section thereof; and,Fig. 3 is a horizontal section.

Corresponding and like parts are referred to in the followingdescription and indicated in all the views of the accompanying drawin sby the same reference characters.

Iteferring to the drawing the numeral 1 designates the suction cup whichis preferably composed of rubber, 2 designates the relatively rigidbacking formed of any desired material, the said backing in the presentembodiment of my invention being in the nature of a ring or band ofmetal which encircles the cup 1 and which has a clencher connectiontherewith. This connection in the present instance consists of a flangeor bead 3 which is formed by curving inwardly one edge of the ring 2,said flange engaging in a groove 4 which circumscribes the exterior wallof the cup 1 near the rim thereof. It is to be understood that the termgroove in this connection is to include a rib or wale, or any equivalenttherefor. The ring 2, as clearly shown in the drawing leaves exposed therear portion of the cup 1 so that the operators fingers may be appliedat such point to compress the cup so as to produce a partial vacuumtherein after the cup has been pressed against the window pane or othersustaining surface, it being understood that the rim is properlymoistened before this operation is performed. In order to facilitate theapplication of the device to surfaces for sustaining it, the ring 2 isformed at preferably diametrically opposite points with outwardly turnedears or pro ections 5, which constitute finger holds.

In the accompanying drawing, I have shown the article to be suspended bymy invention as a mirror 6 for shaving or other use, connected to thering 2 as by a hinge joint as indicated at 7; but it is to be understoodthat my invention is not limited to a mirror as the article to besupported,

J is claime the invention being clearly appiicable to sustain coat andhat hooks, show-case displg holders or other articles as required.

avin thus described the invention, what 85 new 15:

As a new article of manufacture, the herein described suction suspendingdevice embodying a suction cup and a relatively rigid ring encirclingsaid cup near the rim, the

10 cup being exposed in the rear of said ring,

the ringbeing formed at diametrically opposite points with outstandingears adapted to serve 'as fingerholds.

In testimony whereof I efiix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

CHARLES A. AUSTIN. [L. 5.]

Witnesses:

WILLIAM D. HANBRIDGE, Ronns'r- W. BUNTEN.

